Florida State's 2026 recruiting class took a hit earlier this week when four-star quarterback Brady Smigiel backed off his pledge to the program. Suddenly, the Seminoles are back in the market and they've already extended a trio of new offers at the position.

With the losses of offensive linemen Darius Washington and Maurice Smith to the NFL, alongside defensive tackle Josh Farmer, who declared for the NFL Draft, defensive end Patrick Payton and Marvin Jones, Jr., to the NCAA Transfer portal, head coach Mike Norvell has had to make significant adjustments on both sides of the ball.

Head coach Mike Norvell is trying to make that a reality. On Wednesday, Norvell was all over the place, including the state of Georgia to check in with five-star linebacker Xavier Griffin. After committing to USC in July, Griffin is still entertaining potential suitors ahead of his senior season.

Following a disappointing 2-10 2024 campaign, Mike Norvell and the Seminoles lose a blue-chip quarterback recruit via de-commitment.

Quarterback Thomas Castellanos and the Seminoles seem to be a perfect pairing -- both looking for fresh starts after disappointing seasons.

Florida State beefed up its running back room for the 2026 season on Monday by landing a big-time pledge from the Tallahassee area.

Brian Kelly has got his full-time on-field coaching staff back up to 10 as he is set to bring in former Florida State assistant Alex Atkins on staff.

Maxime Raynuad had 21 points and 15 rebounds for his nation-leading 17th double-double and Stanford use a 17-0 game-opening run to beat Syracuse 70-61. Syracuse missed

Castellanos, who accounted for 5 touchdowns the last two years against FSU, signed with the Seminoles in mid-December and held his first news conference Tuesday. He was the first recruit signed by

Florida State made a nice addition to its 2026 recruiting class earlier this week after netting a commitment from four-star running back Amari Clemons. With that being said, the Seminoles are still continuing to look for a running mate to add alongside Clemons in the backfield.

Florida State coach Mike Norvell saw enough in two games against quarterback Thomas Castellanos that he knew what to expect from the Boston College transfer.

Alex Atkins is expected to join LSU's staff as tight ends coach and run game coordinator after he was fired at Florida State.